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6 years ago
When large companies prosper, their employees usually
 
  a. complain to the federal government.
  b. look for work elsewhere.
  c. lose benefits.
  d. share in the gain in some way.
  e. suffer.

Question -2-

An economic group is an interest group that
 
  a. relies exclusively on lobbyists to pursue its interests.
  b. explicitly pursues its own material welfare.
  c. does not have to contend with the free-rider problem.
  d. is a for-profit organization.
  e. provides economic benefits to its paying members.

Question -3-

Many interest groups encourage membership by
 
  a. advertising monetary gain for active members.
  b. coercing employers into hiring only group members.
  c. offering political favors to elected officials who bring in new members.
  d. providing selective incentives to members.
  e. threatening those who choose not to join.

Question -4-

Suppose the National Council of Star Trek Fans (NCSTF) lobbies Congress to adopt Klingon as a second national language. Since all fans of the franchise, not just members who pay dues, would benefit from the Councils success, the NCSTF faces a common hurdle of interest groups called
 
  a. grasstops.
  b. ideological factions.
  c. selective incentives.
  d. the free-rider problem.
  e. the soft money problem.
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6 years ago
(Ans. #1)

ANS: B

(Ans. #2)

ANS: B

(Ans. #3)

ANS: D

(Ans. #4)

ANS: D
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